Someone had to crash one first

[TTej]

more pics here

http://wwwboards.auto.ru/migalki/257968.html

[wanabe]

ouch!!!

wonder what the damage costs to fix?

[Ti-Mike]

well, our russian friend will need a new car.
Hitting the sidewalk with the front wheels like this, I only can imagine how the body looks like.

I will not comment the skill of our russian friend, only the even if the R8 is i 4 wheel driven car, it is not a QUATTRO and 85 % rear wheel drive as well as the driver wasn't aware of the a 4 wheel driven car needs the same way to stop as a front or rear wheel driven car.

[Guilty]

Hmm that is one nasty damage. All the wheels are in pretty bad shape. As Mike said he will need a new car! I'm afraid nothing is straight on that car anymore

[L3MAN]

I shouldn't think that the Rusky is worried, another days trading of his illgotten gains and he can have a new one with premium too

Probably either owns the odd football club or is looking to buy one as well

[TTej]

i think he is a lumberjack as he's managed to take a few trees down on the way. lol

[L3MAN]

i think he is a lumberjack as he's managed to take a few trees down on the way. lol

Then he needs a new chainsaw

[996TT]

I agree, if you're Russian and can afford that car, more than likely you could afford several.

**** lucky he missed that pole, would have wrapped it big!

[Lindgren]

Looking at the road conditions and amount of rain falling, the car could have aquaplaned and gone off. I know my 997 could acquaplane at around 60mph - but that was a C2S so two wheel drive and not much weight on the front, hopefully the R8 won't do so until at a much higher speed.

[R8driver]

I find this hard to understand, I recently travelled on the French Autoroute other side of Rouen at 170mph in very hard rain, completely steady and didn't even need wipers at that speed, with windscren Rain-X. My previous 911 would have been dangerous ! I think there may be more to the reason for this accident than meets the eye.

I would add I had the road to myself.